Sanders, the nation's No. 121 overall prospect and No. 9 running back, is the son of the NFL Hall-of-Famer of the same name.

Shepard, a Rivals250 prospect, is the son of former Oklahoma Sooner and Dallas Cowboy tight end Derrick Shepard. Three-star defensive end Quintaz Struble rounds out a talented trio of prospects at the school.

All of the talent in the city is not contained to one program though. Norman running back and Arkansas commit Donovan Roberts rushed for more than 2,000 yards as a junior and is ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the state. Three-star wide receiver George Kittle also stars for the team.

Oklahoma City does not have a monopoly on dominant running backs in the state.
Oklahoma commit Alex Ross of Jenks was a breakout star a year ago and is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the state and the No. 183 overall player in the country. Three-star defensive tackle teammate Ashton Henderson is also a Top 20 prospect in the state.

While Oklahoma City does not have any ranked quarterbacks, Tulsa does. Ramsey Hamilton of Beggs and Darrack Harger of Sand Springs Charles Page both have live arms and are among the Top 20 players in the Sooner State.

Other Top 20 prospects from the Tulsa area include Broken Arrow tight end Zac Veatch, East Central tight end Damian Gibson and Cascia Hall linebacker Conner Sherwood. Arkansas has also dipped twice into the area recently for commitments from Booker T. Washington cornerback Jared Collins and Owasso wide receiver Keon Hatcher. In addition, Tulsa has one class of 2013 prospect that already holds offers - East Central wide receiver Stanvon Taylor - while Oklahoma City does not.

Bottom line

While the high school teams from the eastern part of the state may usually fare better in the fall it seems as if the talent from the Oklahoma City area is a bit stronger right now. With Sanders and Shepard headlining it is hard to go against the city that is home to five of the top six prospects in the state.

Team matchup

So long as Tulsa Union and Jenks High are winning state titles at the top level this is an easy question to answer despite that Oklahoma City Heritage Hall has a very strong team this year. The addition of Tulsa Booker T. Washington into the equation continues to tip the scales in favor of the Tulsa area teams. The Tulsa area powers have won the highest class state title every year since 1996 and until that changes this debate is an open and closed case.